Patriarch Elias Of Antioch
Elias I of Antioch ( syr, ܐܠܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ, ar, ايليا الاول) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 709 until his death in 723. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church in the ''Martyrology of Rabban Sliba'', and his feast day is 3 November. Biography Elias was born to a Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, Chalcedonian family, but joined the Non-Chalcedonian Christianity, non-Chalcedonian Syriac Orthodox Church upon reading the works of Severus of Antioch. He became a monk at the monastery of Gubo Baroyo, and was later ordained as bishop of Apamea, Syria, Apamea in . Elias succeeded Julian II the Roman, Julian III as patriarch of Antioch in 709, and was consecrated at the monastery of Gubo Baroyo. Elias' consecration is placed in 709 (Seleucid era, AG 1020) by the ''Chronicle of 819'', the ''Chronicle of 846'', the ''Chronicle'' of Michael the Syrian, and the ''Ecclesiastical History'' of Bar Hebraeus, whereas the '' ...
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